1、专题二完形填空解题五技巧破解(2014天津卷)One night，when I was eight，my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget.“Sweetie，my company wants to _1_ me but needs me to work in Brazil.This is like your teacher telling you that youve done _2_ and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级)，but youll have to _3_ your fri
2、ends.Would you say yes to your teacher？”She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it.I was puzzled.The question kept me _4_ for the rest of the night.I had said“yes”but for the first time，I realized the _5_ decisions adults had to make.For almost four years，my mother would call us from Brazil ev
3、ery day.Every evening Id _6_ wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day.A phone call，however，could never replace her _7_ and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.During my fourthgrade Christmas break，we flew to Rio to visit her.Looking at her large _8_ apartment，I be
4、came _9_ how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself.It was then _10_ I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on _11_ family and work._12_ difficult decisions，she used to tell me，you wouldnt know whether you made the right choice，but you could always make the best out of
5、the situation，with passion and a _13_ attitude.Back home，I _14_ myself that what my mother could do，I could，too.If she _15_ to live in Rio all by herself，I，too，could learn to be _16_.I learnt how to take care of myself and set high but achievable _17_.My mother is now back with us.But I will never f
6、orget what the _18_ has really taught me.Sacrifices _19_ in the end.The separation between us has proved to be a _20_ for me.【语篇导读】“我”还是八岁小孩的时候，母亲就让我明白，成人有时也会面对工作和家庭的艰难选择，要努力平衡两者之间的关系；随着年龄增长，我越来越能够体味母亲的坚强与独立；聚少离多的生活也使我在理解母亲的同时，成长为一个坚强独立的人。母亲的牺牲获得了回报。1A.attract Bpromote Csurprise Dpraise解析考查词义辨析。根据上下
7、文可知母亲将被升职，故选B。答案B2A.little Bmuch Cwell Dwrong解析考查语境理解。根据下文“允许你跳级”，说明做得好，故选C。答案C3A.leave Brefuse Ccontact Dforgive解析考查语境理解及词义辨析。A.离开；B.拒绝；C.和联系；D.原谅。根据上下文，可知因为跳级要离开朋友，故选A。答案A4A.explaining Bsleeping Cwondering Dregretting解析考查语境理解及词义辨析。A.解释；B.睡觉；C.思考；想知道；D.遗憾。根据上下文，这个问题让“我”一直思考，可知选C。答案C5A.poor Btimely
8、Cfinal Dtough解析考查词义辨析与语境理解。根据第三自然段第三行the tough choices提示，可知选D。答案D6A.eagerly Bpolitely Cnervously Dcuriously解析考查副词辨析。A.eagerly热切地；B.礼貌地；C.紧张地；D.好奇地。根据语境，母亲在外地工作，很难见面，“我”一定是“热切地”盼望母亲来电话，故选A。答案A7A.patience Bpresence Cintelligence Dinfluence解析考查名词辨析。A.耐心；B.出席，在场；C.智慧；D.影响。根据语境：可是一个电话永远不可能代替母亲本人在，因此有时很难不
9、感到孤独，可知选B。答案B8A.comfortable Bexpensive Cempty Dmodern解析考查形容词辨析。A.舒适的；B.昂贵的；C.空荡荡的；D.现代化的。根据语境：“看到她空荡荡的寓所，我也意识到母亲自己在巴西也很孤独”与下文中的“lonely”语境呼应，故选C。答案C9A.interested in Baware of Cdoubtful about Dsatisfied with解析考查短语辨析。A.对感兴趣；B.意识到；C.对感到怀疑；D.对感到满意，根据语境可知选B。答案B10A.when Bwhere Cwhich Dthat解析考查强调句型。句意：直到那时，
10、我才开始感激母亲为了平衡工作和家庭所做出的艰难选择。此句是强调时间状语，故选D。答案D11A.abandoning Bbalancing Ccomparing Dmixing解析考查动词辨析。A.抛弃；B.平衡；C.对比；D.混合。根据语境可知选B。答案B12A.Depending on BSupplied with CFaced with DInsisting on解析考查短语辨析。A.依靠，根据；B.为提供；C.面临，面对；D.坚持。根据语意：“面对艰难的抉择，她常告诉我，你不可能知道自己的选择是否正确，但你可以用热情和乐观的态度去充分利用这种情况。”可知，选C。答案C13A.differ
11、ent Bfriendly Cpositive Dgeneral解析考查形容词辨析。A.不同的；B.友好的；C.乐观的；积极的；D.大致的，大体上的。根据语境，“应用乐观的态度面对这种情况”，可知选C。答案C14A.criticized Binformed Cwarned Dreminded解析考查动词辨析。A.批判；批评；B.通知，告知；C.警告；D.提醒。根据语境：“回家后我提醒自己：母亲可以做到的，我也能做到。”故选D。答案D15A.managed Boffered Cattempted Dexpected解析考查动词辨析。A.manage to do设法成功做到；B.offer to
12、do主动提出做；C.attempt to do尝试着做；D.expect to do期待要做，预料到做；根据语境“母亲成功做到独自在异地生活”。故选A。答案A16A.grateful Benergetic Cindependent Dpractical解析考查形容词辨析。A.感激的；B.精力充沛的；C.独立的；D.实用的。根据上文“She managed to live in Rio all by herself”可知，此处强调其独立性，故选C。答案C17A.examples Blimits Crules Dgoals解析考查名词辨析。A.例子；B.限制；C.规则；D.目标。根据上文可与动词s
13、et搭配，且用achievable作定语修饰，语境：“我学会了照顾自己和设立高但可达到的目标”可知选D。答案D18A.question Bexperience Chistory Doccasion解析考查名词辨析。A.问题；B.经验，经历；C.历史；D.场合。该空在该句中做主语，应是概括前文讲到的经历，故选B。句意：我永远都不会忘记这次经历教给我的一切。答案B19A.pay off Bcome back Crun out Dturn up解析考查短语辨析。A.没有白费；得到报偿；B.回来；C.用光，用完了；D.出现，到场。该句主语是sacrifices，句意：这些牺牲最后都没有白费。故选A。答案A20A.blessing Bgathering Cfailure Dpleasure解析考查名词辨析。A.保佑；赐福；B.聚集，汇聚；C.失败；D.乐趣，乐事。根据语意，由于母亲不在身边，我变得独立、坚强，所以这种经历也使我获得了意想不到的收获。所以，就像上苍赐给我的福气，故选A。答案A